Friday, October 28, 2005

FITZ PRESS CONF

(continuously updated)

...He starts out by hammering home the point that Plame's CIA work was not known.

...Now he's talking about how secret the investigation has been. A subtle (or not so subtle?) jab at one Ken Starr. How fitting that the most leak-free operation in Washington has been an investigation into a leak.

...Talking about how Libby claimed he got the information. He claimed he got it from Pumpkinhead Tim. Hammering him in a very-easy-to-understand fashion. Says Libby learned about Valerie from govt officials. From a CIA officer, from an undersec of State, and the Vice President. Uh oh! Those two words are going to be big, big trouble for Big Time for the rest of Bush's term... if he's around that long.

...Libby talked about it a month prior to when he claimed to! How's that for a forgettery?

...Fitz is making it clear that these charges aren't technical, and that the crimes committed were central to the leak itself, a straight-up coverup.

...Now that Fitz has said all of this, Judith Miller is going to look like an absolute buffoon (or.... LIAR!) for her "I don't remember" story.

...Doesn't seem like there's a "Mr X" in the context of these indictments, as he says Libby was the first person to tell a reporter.

...CNN flashing on the screen that with the charges, Scooter Libby faces a maximum of 30 years in prison. These are not "minor technicalities," Senator Hutchinson.

...Completely coy on Rove. That will not help Turd Blossom sleep at night.